2007 Press Releases
Focus on Health - straight from the gut
Do you suffer from disorders such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
Diverticular Disease, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? As part
of World Digestive Health Day, a Public Forum titled Focus on Health-
straight from the gut is being organised by the Alimentary Pharmabiotic
Centre (APC) in UCC on Tuesday, May 29th. The Forum, to which
members of the public are invited to attend, is free of charge and
takes place in Lecture Theatre G02, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex,
College Road from 6.00-7.30pm.
Chairing the Forum will be Professor Eamonn Quigley who will also
present a talk on "New concepts in digestive health". Professor
Quigley, from the APC and Department of Medicine, UCC and Consultant
Gastroenterologist, Cork University Hospital is President of the
World Gastroenterology Organisation (OMGE).
Peter Cartwright, author of several books including "Coping with
Diverticulitis" will tell us about this common condition where the
colon or large intestine become inflamed or infected. Peter
Cartwright has many years experience of working for patient and
self-help associations, as Assistant Director of the National
Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease.
Mary Rea of Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre and APC will speak
about how her research will help control the bacterium Clostridium
difficile, an emerging hospital bug. This bacterium can cause
serious diarrhoea and inflammation of the colon in patients in
hospitals and nursing homes and development of new approaches are
needed to prevent and control the bug.
The APC is a research centre focusing on gastrointestinal health and
developing new therapies for lifelong debilitating disorders such as
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and
gastroenteritis. The APC is funded by Science Foundation
Ireland. The Forum and other events to celebrate World Digestive
Health Day have been generously supported by Yakult.
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